FINAL 2001 BASKETBALL PREDICTIONS FOR WEEK 15 ENDING APRIL 18, 2001


                       
                         
    Wk 15 Wk 15   CUM CUM CUM     WEEK 15 RECAP  
PL PREDICTOR SCORE W L   SCORE W L   GAME PRED. FINAL
1 Jim Slagle, Marion, Ohio  198 4 7   2745 144 77   Char-Bos 1-9 97-92
2 Baker, John, Ret. Battelle, Col's  191 5 6   2764 142 79   Chic-Phil 0-10 92-86
3 Gerry Hamilton, Ret. Boeing, Downey, CA 181 6 5   2767 142 79   Tor-Wash 8-2  98-92
4 Nelson Slagle, Ret. Boeing, SB, Calif 190 6 5   2783 139 82   Det-NY 1-9 88-94
5 Phil Hensley, Ret., Battelle, Col's  205 3 8   2832 139 82   Ind-Clev 6-4 105-101*
6 Wayne Geisler, Mission Viejo, Calif  197 5 6   2843 137 84   Mia-Orl 0-10 103-91
7 Scott Brandenburg, Madison, Wis ** 196 5 6   2846 138 83   Min- Dal 0-10 100-120
8 Bob 'Cap' Scholl, Las Vegas, Nevada  211 4 7   2888 138 83   Sac-Den 9-1  100-110
9 Blake Vasquez, Brea, Calif ** 196 5 6   2935 136 85   SA-Sea 9-1 67-105
10 Bob Thomas, Ret. Boeing, Downey, Cal 175 6 5   2946 135 86   Utah-Phx 3-7 93-98
11 Dick Hammerstrom, Madison, Wisc 222 3 8   2976 131 90   Vanc-GS 3-7 95-81
12 Al Manzey, Ret. Boeing, Downey, Calif  187 5 6   3101 120 101        
                       
                       
               
                   
                * Overtime  
                         
                    Won-Loss  %  
          Week Cum  
  TOTAL 2349 57 75 34426 1641 1011 43.18% 61.88%  
  AVERAGE ** 196 5 6 2869 137 84  
  Odds 172 6 5 2707 141 79  
                         
  BEST PREDICTS OF THE WEEK  
  Bob Thomas - Char over Boston  
  Al Manzey - Seattle over SA                      
  Al Manzey - Denver over Sac  
  Wayne,Gerry,Slag - Vanc over GS  
  PREDICTOR OF WEEK  
  Bob Thomas 175 6-5  

           JIM SLAGLE IS THE 2001 BASKETBALL PREDICTING CHAMP
      Jim Slagle struggled a bit the last two weeks, but still won the 2001 basketball predicting
 championship.   Jim grabbed the lead in week 10 and led each of the last six weeks of the
 season.   In the first nine weeks we had four different leaders and only Gerry Hamilton of
 those ended in the top four.   Jim also won the basketball title in 1992 besting 26 other pre-
 dictors.  He was 2nd in 1975.  Jim also won 1983 football.  Jim ran the basketball predicts
 from 1974 to 1976 before e-mail and personal computers, back in the dark ages!  Congrats
 Jim on winning the title.
      Congrats to Bob Thomas for being POW for the 2nd consecutive week and 4th time of the
 year.  Bob was the only one to move up a place in the last week to finish in the top 10!
      Only 38 points separated the top 5.  Good week to make a move as there were a lot of
 upsets.  Nine of ten erroneously picked even Orlando over Miami.  Only 3 of 10 picked favored
 Vancouver over Golden State.  The Odds finished ahead of everyone again this year.
      NBA playoffs start  Saturday morning .  Be sure to get your NBA predicts in before start of
 first game.  The form is the last file in the 3rd column of basketball predictions.
      Thanks to all who predicted this season and especially those of you that stuck it out to the end.
 Good luck in the playoffs to all of you.


Last Updated on 7/7/02
By Nelson Slagle
Email: NESLAGLE@HOTMAIL.COM